Seedless Plants Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• xylem : rhizoid are not considered true roots because they lack this type of tissue
• charophytes : predecessor of terrestrial plants
• pterophytes : ferns,whisk ferns, and horsetails belong to this clade that has well-developed vascular systems
• carbon dioxide : stomata open and close to regulate the intake of
• vascular tissue : this offers physical support of the plant as well as transportation of water and minerals
• archegonia : where eggs are produced in mosses
• chlorophytes : this clade of algae never made it to land
• tracheids : development of these helped land plants grow in very large sizes
• euphylls : also known as true leaves, these are found in both ferns and seed plants
• antheridia : where flagellated sperm in plants are produced
• water : to reproduce sexually, bryophytes require
• ferns : most abundant group of seedless plants
• haplodiplontic : the type of life cycle in plants that consist of multicellular haploid and diploid stages
• sori : these are located on the back or ventral surface of fronds
• tropics : ferns flourish in many habitats, but the majority are located in the
• cuticle : these help prevent desiccation but reduces gas permeability
• lycophytes : these have tracheids which causes them to be different from bryophytes. also known as club mosses
• rhizoid : the colorless root like projections of mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, which anchor them
• algae : the first land plants are thought to have evolved from these